Telling Truths about the Settler Colonial Project

The cover of the Final Report fo the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Volume One: Summary, Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future. There is a collage of historic photos of children.

In April 2025 Kristin Burnett and Shannon Stettner called on “others who seek to move the history and ongoing impact of Residentials Schools and Indian Hospitals beyond the narrow scope allowed by the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.” This series brings together works that:

  • Trouble both the current state of the historical discipline and reconciliation; and
  • Explore the role of historical inquiry in responding to the “minimization, distortion, and denial” of settler colonialism.

Kristin Burnett and Shannon Stettner, “Holding Ourselves Accountable: Reconciliation and Truth Telling in a Post Truth World.”

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